Antiques Roadshow: Biloxi, Miss. - Hour Three

Airs Monday, May 16, 2011 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

A guest at "Antiques Roadshow" in Biloxi, Mississippi, with four 1827 portraits of her ancestors painted by the mysterious figure known as “The Guilford Limner.” Appraiser Ken Farmer deems the beautifully articulated watercolors part of a very small collection of distinctive portraits ascribed to the North Carolina-based artist who never signed his work. These paintings maintain Limner’s distinctive style of beautifully articulated faces and oversized eyes and are valued conservatively at $60,000.

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Above: A guest at "Antiques Roadshow" in Biloxi, Mississippi, with four 1827 portraits of her ancestors painted by the mysterious figure known as “The Guilford Limner.” Appraiser Ken Farmer deems the beautifully articulated watercolors part of a very small collection of distinctive portraits ascribed to the North Carolina-based artist who never signed his work. These paintings maintain Limner’s distinctive style of beautifully articulated faces and oversized eyes and are valued conservatively at $60,000.

Friday, May 13, 2011

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In Biloxi, Mississippi, "Antiques Roadshow" host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Beth Szescila at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art to discuss how the beauty of the southern landscape and its creatures inspired the paintings and prints of this prolific, 20th-century Mississippi native.

Behind the Scenes in Biloxi

View photos from "Roadshow's" visit to Biloxi, Mississippi on Saturday, July 24, 2010.

Highlights include a suit worn by Olivia de Haviland in the 1943 film Princess O’Rourke; a circa 1890 French industrial clock; and four 1827 watercolor portraits attributed to “The Guilford Limner,” a mysterious North Carolina-based artist who never signed his work, valued conservatively at $60,000.

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Preview: Antiques Roadshow: Biloxi, Miss. - Hour Three

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Above: In this clip from "Antiques Roadshow: Biloxi, Miss. - Hour Three," appraiser J. Michael Flanigan is blown away by a desk and sign from the "Honey Fitz" — the Presidential yacht named and made famous by JFK.

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Exclusive Video: Feedback Booth: Biloxi, Miss.

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Above: Beer jug — or bird feeder? Guests from Biloxi, Miss. share their stories — and surprises — in the "Antiques Roadshow" Feedback Booth.

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